Novels About Founding a Country Overseas, Set in the Ming, Qing, or Modern Era 求海外建国，明清近代时期的

1. 51 军 Warlord: I Just Made a Little Money, I Didn't Really Found a Nation 军阀：就发了点小财，真没建国 Web Novel Newbie网文小咖Urban1.3M WordsCompleted If you were an ordinary wage earner who transmigrated to another world and gained a powerful father with influence over everything, an only son who was doted on to no end, what kind of person would you become? Would you let the evil in your heart grow, or unleash the justice within you? Welcome to a world at war. War is one way humans interact, and this world is full of exciting stories. Build an immortal empire, make up for the regrets in your heart, and create the super Blue Star of your dream 29.8kReads8.9Score1.5kShelves
2. 52 赤 The Red Tide Overwhelms the Qing 赤潮覆清 Golden Chicken Wings金黄的鸡翅膀Historical4.0M WordsCompleted [No System + No Cheat Skills + Transmigration to the Qing Dynasty + Farming + Rebellion] In the spring of 1673, the twelfth year of the Kangxi reign, Wu Sangui killed Zhu Guozhi, the governor of Yunnan, and rebelled against the Qing. The whole realm rose in response, setting off the greatest upheaval of the early Qing dynasty, known to history as the Revolt of the Three Feudatories. Hou Juncheng transmigrates to the Qing dynasty on the eve of the revolt. Chinese history has veered onto a dark pa 5kReads9.1Score490Shelves

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   1️⃣ Could the Ming Dynasty, which entered the Industrial Revolution a hundred years earlier, avoid the massacres and queues of the Qing Dynasty after its conquest of China? Take a look at the story of how the male protagonist uses a system cheat code to transform the Ming Dynasty.

3. 53 开 A Fierce Battle at the Start: 1860 开篇激战1860 Exquisite Years and Yue琳琅岁玥Historical1.1M WordsCompleted [An alternate-history story, not about transmigration. A sweeping ensemble tale of war spanning many years. A new spin-off story is coming soon.] This is a story set in a parallel world: A fierce battle at the very beginning saves the Garden of Gardens from disaster... In 1860, smoke from war rises everywhere. The land is devastated, and chaos reigns. Heroes emerge in turbulent times! But heroes are only human, too. They fight off invaders and protect countless lives. They pacify the land, enric 2.3kReads7.4Score171Shelves
4. 54 穿 Transmigrate, Rebel, and Become Emperor 穿越造反当皇帝 I Am the Transmigrator God我是穿越神Historical111k WordsOngoing Rebellion + power struggle + cold-blooded + ensemble cast + no saintly protagonist Huang Qinshou, who died by suicide on Mount Daming, transmigrated to a strange world. To his surprise, this world had a Ming Empire equipped with tanks, aircraft, artillery, and every other kind of modern technology, along with mecha units. Its technology was highly advanced. After arriving in this world, Huang Qinshou suddenly acquired a Loyal Dead System and decided to rebel, determined to overthrow the Ming Emp 8Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The protagonist of this book overthrows the already modernized Ming Dynasty, and orders his army to massacre indigenous people in Southeast Asia. His army is composed entirely of transmigrators from Earth.

5. 55 我 I Build an Aircraft Carrier in Great Ming 我在大明造航母 Dreaming Back to Ancient Times梦回古代Historical2.5M WordsCompleted What should you do when you return to the Ming Dynasty just before the Jiading Massacre? Don’t panic, I have a super technology System. First, make a flintlock for self-defense, then build a few thousand to conquer the realm. The more land and people you rule, the more advanced technology you can create, until you’ve built an aircraft carrier and the whole world kneels before the Ming. 567Reads8.3Score182Shelves

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   There are stories about establishing kingdoms overseas during the late Ming Dynasty. Some even involve rebuilding the Ming Dynasty. There are also stories about the struggle for supremacy during the late Ming Dynasty. Those interested can take a look.

6. 56 明 The Rise of a Great Nation in the Late Ming 明末之大国崛起 Watching the Clouds at Dusk暮看云Historical2.5M WordsCompleted A university student teaching in a remote area transmigrates to the late Ming dynasty after a mudslide and possesses Zhu Yujian, grandson of the Prince of Tang. Faced with a tragic era and a tragic life of his own, how will he defy fate, change his destiny, and usher in a new golden age for China? 1.6kReads8.3Score101Shelves
7. 57 军 Warlord: Founding a Nation on an Island, I Vie for Global Dominance 军阀：海岛建国，争霸全球 Happy Young Master Huan欢少快乐Historical334k WordsCompleted [Naval Warfare] + [Battleships and Big Guns] + [Parallel World] + [Alternate History] After an accident transmigrates him to a parallel world, Lin Shiqiang finds himself in a turbulent era. His father, a high-ranking official, is brutally murdered, leaving Lin Shiqiang in grave danger. His future seems bleak, until the appearance of a mysterious System changes his fate completely. In this chaotic era, Lin Shiqiang uses the System to rise step by step! Years later, someone asks him what his goal 930Reads6.9Score—Shelves
8. 58 明 Late Ming: What's Wrong with Starting a Rebellion with Firearms? 明末：我有热武器造反怎么了？ Easygoing Uncle简单大叔Historical640k WordsCompleted [Transmigration to the Late Ming + Modern Weapons + Taking Up Arms in Rebellion + Recruiting Famous Figures + Decisive and Ruthless + Conquering the World] Wu Tian accidentally transmigrates to the eleventh month of the second year of the Chongzhen reign, just as the Ji-Si Incident breaks out. When he first captures Zunhua: “You're all formidable, but the time isn't right yet... Let's keep our heads down for now!” After taking Shanhai Pass: “A man born between Heaven and Earth cannot spend his d 1.1kReads6.9Score101Shelves
9. 59 明 A Superpower at the End of the Ming Dynasty 明末超级强国 Red Madman红色疯子Historical1.5M WordsCompleted I came, I saw, I conquered. What would a new-generation soldier do if he went back to the late Ming? “Still using matchlocks? Flintlocks? Do you think I’m an idiot? Are you kidding me? Bronze cannons? Muzzle-loaders? Are you kidding me? I’m a modern internet guy. Are you telling me I can’t even build a mortar? Who says we can’t make bullets? Who says we can’t cut rifling? Do me a favor and take a good look around a machine shop.” Li Yi stood in his vast arsenal. Li Yi fought his way out of the B 3.9kReads8.5Score272Shelves
10. 60 北 The New Great Ming in North America 北美新大明 Eskimo爱斯基魔人Historical183k WordsCompleted In 1622, the Ming suffered defeat at Guangning, Zhu Youjian was invested as Prince of Xin, and the Ming Dynasty’s days were already numbered. On the other side of the world, countries like the Netherlands and Spain rose to prominence, ushering in the age of global colonization. Then an airplane from the 21st century unexpectedly entered this world… [A group-transmigration story, with a nation as the protagonist] 896Reads7.3Score105Shelves
11. 61 明 Late Ming: Unlimited Arms, and Chongzhen Begs Me to Become Emperor 明末：无限军火，崇祯求我当皇帝 Ink That Doesn’t Stain滴墨不沾Historical499k WordsOngoing What should you do after transmigrating to the end of the Ming dynasty? Restore the Ming and overthrow the Qing? No! Li Ke decisively chooses to overthrow the Qing and destroy the Ming! Transmigrated into a junior Ming officer, he watches as the rebels of the Great Shun army bear down on him and his superior suddenly dies. At this critical moment, Li Ke obtains an unlimited weapons System. As long as he controls a piece of land, he can get weapons. Li Ke gives each of his men a gun, then tur 35.5kReads7.6Score3.1kShelves
12. 62 明 Sea Lord of the Late Ming 明末海霸 Second Stove二灶Historical1.0M WordsCompleted It's the Age of Exploration. How can an army with a navy and firearms possibly go hungry? What kind of justice is that! What? The Ming navy can't bully tributary states? The suzerain state is in trouble, so we're asking them for a little help. These tributaries actually refuse? This isn't bullying. I'm just standing up for His Majesty! 2.7kReads8.4Score147Shelves
13. 63 明 Plunderer at the End of the Ming 明末劫掠者 Spell Critical法暴Historical1.5M WordsCompleted [No System + Special Forces + Invincible + play the pig to eat the tiger + Building a Faction + Rebellion + Conquering the World] The sky suddenly changes, and paratrooper Zhao Jinnan drops from above, only to find that time has reversed and he has returned to the waning years of the Ming dynasty. Once he accepts the truth, he cannot help recalling the saying: Better to be a dog in peacetime than a man in an age of chaos. Zhao Jinnan: The Emperor of Japan? The shogun? Take them away and castrat 957Reads6.9Score104Shelves
14. 64 什 What? I’m the Ming Emperor Beyond the Pass? 什么？我在关外当大明皇帝？ Lei Xiaolei Is Here雷小雷来了Historical370k WordsCompleted Having inherited a Ming dynasty in the lands beyond the Great Wall, I can only have the Mongols guard the empire's frontiers and the Eight Banners die defending the realm! Two hundred years behind the Age of Exploration? White supremacy? None of that matters in the face of the golden race! This is another possible fate for the Ming dynasty! 2.1kReads8.6Score145Shelves
15. 65 重 Reborn as a Warlord in the Late Ming 重生明末当军阀 Village Hunk of the Galaxy星河村草Historical336k WordsCompleted The chaotic final years of the Ming dynasty. Chen Ke emerges out of nowhere, recruiting troops and reclaiming farmland, developing industry and commerce, building ships and casting cannons. He wages war across the north and south, ruling the seas in every direction. Is he a saint? He kills without batting an eye. Is he a demon? He also loves the people like his own children... Hong Taiji: Chen Ke, you villain! You slaughter my people and ruin my plans! Chen Ke: Huang Taiji, right back at you. Th 1.1kReads7.3Score100Shelves
16. 66 南 Southern Ming: The Sun Never Sets on the Empire Rising from the Frontier 南明：从边境崛起的日不落帝国 Warrior with a Dog带狗的战士Historical623k WordsCompleted On February 21, 1659 (the thirteenth year of the Yongli era of the Southern Ming, the sixteenth year of the Shunzhi era of the Qing), Qing forces crossed the Nu River and approached Tengyue Prefecture. General Li Dingguo decided to use the terrain to ambush them, and the bloody Battle of Mopanshan was about to begin. The Southern Ming crown prince, Zhu Cixuan, had been gravely ill and unconscious for days when he suddenly awoke, his eyes opening to a world beyond anything people could imagine. W 1kReads7.5Score100Shelves
17. 67 由 Starting With the Ming-Zheng Regime: Rewriting World History Through the Confucian Sphere 由明郑开始：改写儒圈世界史 zonerHistorical702k WordsCompleted The further you read, the better it gets. The Japan campaign starts in Chapter 130. The rating was just posted, so it'll go up later. The Western Regions campaign starts in Chapter 196. It's unlike any campaign in the Western Regions you've ever read. This may not be a conventional novel. It's more like historical vignettes from different eras, stirred up by a transmigrator, so the timeline moves quickly. The story spans from the late Ming and early Qing, after the transmigrator arrives, to the 21Reads6.5Score—Shelves

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    It clearly states that Zheng rose to power and attacked Kangxi; that's pretty satisfying.

18. 68 开 From the Start in 1878: Founding a Nation in Australia 开局1878，我在澳洲建国 Gray Fog and Mountains灰雾与山Urban301k WordsCompleted (A story about founding a nation in Australia and developing it) Li Yan has an accident while filming a scene on a safety harness. He transmigrates to Australia in 1878, becoming a dying sixteen-year-old. In a savage wilderness, he gathers the Chinese together and rules with an iron fist to establish the Tang People's Camp. He takes Perth, founds Yumen, and builds an unprecedented Tang Empire. At last, the Chinese on this land have a place to call home. This is the rebirth of a new civilization 2kReads—Score133Shelves

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    This book about overseas nation-building, also from modern times, is something I've been reading recently.

19. 69 殖 Colonizing the Ming Dynasty 殖民大明 Shang Bigmouth尚大嘴Historical1.7M WordsOngoing Wang Ding obtains a magical piece of jade that can open a spatial rift, creating a gateway to the Ming dynasty. There, Wang Ding finds wealth and glory in a new world. This is the story of how he saves people and kills them. 6.2kReads8.8Score428Shelves

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    Establishing a nation overseas, traversing the Ming Dynasty in search of wealth and glory.

20. 70 我 I Opened a Tavern in the Tang Dynasty 我在大唐开酒馆 Little Fatty's Panda小胖的熊猫Historical2.1M WordsCompleted After transmigrating to the Tang Dynasty, Zhang Nuo only wanted to run his tavern in peace. Once he had improved his finances, he planned to buy a maid, marry a pretty wife, and live a good life. Instead, on his very first day in business, a special guest showed up: Li Shimin. As someone from another era, Zhang Nuo had a vision and knowledge far beyond those of his time. Even his casual remarks sounded like thunderclaps of revelation to Li Shimin. Before long, Zhang Nuo realized that things he'd 26.9kReads8.7Score2.3kShelves

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    🔥🔥In his wondrous journey through time, Zhang Nuo arrives in the Tang Dynasty. His goals are simple and peaceful: to run a tavern and seek a stable life. But the gears of history quietly turn, and 🍁🍁the Tang Emperor's arrival on the very first day of business shatters the tranquility. Zhang Nuo, this time traveler with a mysterious and far-sighted vision, inadvertently utters words that, like a mysterious prophecy, shock the Tang Emperor and begin a legendary tale.

21. 71 民 Republican Era: Starting as Governor-General of Liangguang 民国：从两广总督开始 Ink Shadow and Time墨影时光Urban975k WordsCompleted This story focuses on the development of the two Guang regions from 1907 to 1945. The protagonist is the Viceroy of Liangguang, and he has a System that provides only blueprints, resource locations, and loyalty information to help him develop at high speed. Later, he will become involved in the War of Resistance Against Japan, rescuing civilians caught in the war while fighting back against the Japanese invasion. See how he makes his mark in these turbulent times. This is purely alternate histor 1.4kReads5.7Score133Shelves

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    💥Highly Recommended: ②The male protagonist travels to Southeast Asia during the Republic of China era, where he and others who came with him build their businesses. Later, he successfully fights against the Japanese invaders.

22. 72 与 Stranded on a Desert Island with a Beautiful CEO 与美女总裁荒岛求生 Leopard-Print Short Shorts豹纹小短裤Urban2.0M WordsCompleted Also known as [War Dragon Unmatched] and [2020 Hardcore Military Novel] An elite special forces soldier is discharged due to injury and stranded on a deserted island after a maritime disaster… He battles heroes and warlords, leading an ironclad army that sweeps all before it! 12.1kReads9.0Score1.4kShelves
23. 73 兵 Marching Out of the Ten Thousand Mountains to Reclaim Our Homeland and Expand Our Borders 兵出十万大山，复故土拓新疆 The Twenty-Five-Thousand-Li Long March二万五千里长征路Historical885k WordsOngoing Liu Yongfu went up the mountain to gather firewood. In a dream, an old man told him that he was a mighty general who should defend his home and protect his people. When he woke, he also had a new set of memories from the future. Liu Yongfu decided that, besides defending his homeland, he should find the Han people a place to settle, help them survive more than a decade of war and natural disasters, and fight against imperialism... [Some parts of this story take liberties with history, or happen 5.4kReads—Score385Shelves

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    The male protagonist is reborn to restore his homeland and build a Han Chinese world for the people.

24. 74 回 After the College Entrance Exam, I Used My Foresight to Become a Tycoon 回到高考后，利用先知成富豪 The Twenty-Five-Thousand-Li Long March二万五千里长征路Urban841k WordsCompleted By a twist of fate, Chen Feiyu returns to the day after his class reunion, held after the college entrance exam. Using his information advantage, he makes up for past regrets. From the start, he sets his sights on the Brazil World Cup to earn his first fortune, then uses his expertise and memories to grow his money in the stock market. He also keeps in touch with his high school crush and his senior from university, wins the hearts of both beauties, and becomes a winner in life! 2.7kReads—Score104Shelves

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    Even college graduates can make money through stock trading, attracting beautiful women.

25. 75 朕 I Rule Over All the Lands, So What's Wrong with Making Someone a King? 朕富有四海，封王怎么了？ A Quietly Handsome Man安安静静的美男子Historical312k WordsCompleted Hu Yu transmigrated. His soul entered the body of a man on Dayuan Island in the late Ming Dynasty. As the old saying goes, if you transmigrate and don’t rebel, what was the point of transmigrating at all? And so Hu Yu recruited soldiers, developed technology, and set out on his own journey, beginning a new chapter. 2.4kReads7.3Score103Shelves

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    This book is absolutely feasible. It depicts a Ming Dynasty colonization effort, aiming to plant Han flags on every inch of the world's land.

26. 76 一 The Rise of a Great General 一将崛起 Fearless Lad无畏小子Urban451k WordsCompleted Zhou Jianfeng glared coldly at the reporters from various countries below the stage, his eyes brimming with murderous intent. “Today, the South Seas belong to the descendants of Yan and Huang! Anyone who dares to bully our people will be killed!”... The air was thick with murderous intent. The reporters from every country were drenched in cold sweat, especially the reporter from Sakura Country. 8Reads6.5Score—Shelves

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    The first book was written in detail, the second book was fast-paced, and the third book was incredibly enjoyable.

27. 77 重 Reborn in the 1980s 重生于80年代 The Hardheaded Old Man头铁老汉Urban12.9M WordsOngoing (Period drama, no System, no golden finger, an alternate modern history, revelations drawn from authentic historical records and events) Moral standards vary with money! If you’re already this rich, why repeat the miserable life you had in your previous one? Every regret must be made right! Following the passage of time and based on the facts, the story looks back at this period of history through the protagonist’s eyes. The reborn story of an ordinary man, rising from humble beginnings to becom 39.5kReads8.8Score2.3kShelves
28. 78 穿 Transmigrated to Qing China to Rebel: Ten Thousand Miles of Chinese Territory 穿清造反：中华十万里江山 Steel Industry 2钢铁工业2Historical454k WordsCompleted Zhang Wenjie fell asleep and transmigrated to the Qing dynasty, right in the Qianlong era. He thought he could overthrow the Manchus and build a vast empire for China, one spanning a hundred thousand li, a true empire on which the sun never sets. And why not unite all of Asia under one country, too? 1.1kReads7.3Score103Shelves
29. 79 从 The Northern Expedition Begins in Guangxi 从广西开始的北伐战争 Cybertronian UFO塞伯坦人UFOHistorical303k WordsOngoing Zhang Chengyu transmigrated to the late Qing dynasty. Through a twist of fate, he saved Hong Xiuquan, and so joined the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom uprising and overthrew the Qing dynasty. Alternate history transmigration, with a golden finger. 51Reads6.7Score—Shelves
30. 80 1 1911: Reviving China 1911：重振华夏 Eagle with Wings Outstretched鹰隼展翅Urban2.4M WordsCompleted A military exercise accident sent Li Siming back to the late Qing dynasty... At that time, the great powers were eyeing China hungrily, while a terrifying financial storm was quietly brewing in Shanghai. With the world in turmoil, what kind of waves will the restless-by-nature Li Siming stir up? 139Reads8.7Score—Shelves
31. 81 人 In Republican-Era China, from Police Chief to the Strongest Warlord 人在民国，从警察局长到最强军阀 Only Music Can Please the Dantian唯曲悦丹田Urban398k WordsCompleted [Republican Era + Summoning + Mass Troop Deployment + System + Power Fantasy + No Female Lead] After transmigrating to the Republican era, Qin Chuan draws a police station right from the start. Starting as a police chief, he soon wields absolute power! District Police Station: 545 personnel in total. The station has a patrol squad, a garrison squad, and a logistics squad. The garrison squad has 300 officers under one garrison captain, armed with Mosin-Nagant rifles. The patrol squad has 150 off 497Reads9.1Score106Shelves
32. 82 抗 War of Resistance: An Empire-Building Manual from the Start 抗战：开局一本帝国成长手册 Little Flower Grows on the Gourd葫芦开小花Urban1.4M WordsCompleted [Bright Sword] + [The Captain] + [Snow Leopard] + [German weapons] + [Enhanced soldiers] + [sign-in] + [Dual Transmigration] Zhang Xian brings an Empire Growth Handbook with him as he transmigrates to the Northeastern Army at the start of the War of Resistance Against Japan. He fights the Japanese invaders along the Pinghan Railway Line and earns rewards through daily sign-ins. Killing enemies also grants him books containing Japanese soldiers' combat skills. As long as he keeps killing, he can 14.5kReads8.9Score744Shelves

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    These are still viewable, but some were missed.

33. 83 最 The Strongest Warlord: Turning Defeated Soldiers into an Iron Army Against Japan 最强军阀，由溃兵打造成抗日铁军 Zombies Love Eating Children丧尸爱吃小孩Urban2.0M WordsOngoing Ye Qingshan, a retired special forces soldier, unexpectedly transmigrates to the Songhu battlefield during the War of Resistance Against Japan. Starting by rallying scattered, defeated soldiers, he uses his knowledge of the future to build an ironclad army against the Japanese, one step at a time. 1.2kReads9.3Score179Shelves
34. 84 晚 The Great Warlord of the Late Ming 晚明大军阀 Steel Afterglow钢铁余晖Historical1.5M WordsCompleted Advance notice: Farming-focused story. Anti-Ming and anti-Qing. Firearms. Conquest. Advancing technology. No System, and there is a female lead, but she gets very little page time. After a stroke of incredible luck, the protagonist wakes up to discover he has become a bandit chief. He has just settled an internal dispute in the stronghold when government troops arrive to surround and suppress them. To avoid being wiped out by the authorities, the protagonist can only use what he has at hand to 1.8kReads8.8Score181Shelves

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    The first book is finished, a very good work about the late Ming Dynasty. I highly recommend a new book I'm currently reading. No system. Starts in 1644. No mind-bending elements. Enjoyable but not mindless. The storyline and historical timeline are cleverly combined, the development is logical, and it doesn't feel like a Great Leap Forward. It has everything you want to see: anti-Qing activities, sieges and defenses, fleet raids, and overseas colonization. I hope the author continues to do well.

35. 85 抗 War of Resistance: I Rise in Southeast Asia, Starting with the Expeditionary Force 抗战：从远征军开始在东南亚崛起 Wind Thirty-Nine风三十九Urban731k WordsCompleted He transmigrates to 1942 and becomes a regimental commander in the expeditionary force. Step by step, he rises to become a figure who shapes the tides of world events. P.S. I'm not good at writing introductions. Please read the story itself. 13.4kReads8.3Score680Shelves
36. 86 重 I’m Reborn, So Why Would I Worry About Finding a Wife? 重生还怕娶不到老婆？ The Twenty-Five-Thousand-Li Long March二万五千里长征路Urban882k WordsCompleted Yu Mingyi was reborn at his grandmother's funeral. He swore that this time he'd make something of his life: earn money early, marry and have children, build a home and a career, and stop running around on blind dates. He'd lead his family and friends to a happy life! 20Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The male protagonist is reborn and makes up for his regrets by getting rich through stock trading.

37. 87 南 Nanjing Photo Studio: I Won't Take This Kind of Crap 南京照相馆：劳资不受窝囊气 His Majesty the Sleeper Has Arrived觉皇大人参上Urban2.0M WordsCompleted [System Conquest] [Alternate World War II] [Founding a Nation Overseas] = [An Emperor Unifies the World] On the eve of World War II, Su Lie transmigrates and activates the War Replication System! Copy skills, armies, weapons, and industry! While everyone else fights tooth and nail in World War II, he quietly establishes a nation overseas and crowns himself emperor! He stays out of the chaos and reaps the rewards! With the System's power, he sweeps aside all opposition, subdues the great powers, 580Reads7.2Score112Shelves

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    Third, fourth, and fifth viewings

38. 88 冒 The Fake Warlord 冒牌军阀 Toxic Thoughts思想有毒Urban299k WordsCompleted A modern military academy graduate transmigrates to another world’s pale blue planet, assumes the identity of a centurion, and flees for his life while taking in deserters. By impersonating various officials, he gradually builds a superpower and rises to the pinnacle of life... 564Reads7.0Score—Shelves

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    These are all about overseas nation-building, some from the Ming and Qing dynasties, and others from the late 20th century.

39. 89 兰 The Storms of Lanfang 兰芳风云 Toxic Thoughts思想有毒Historical537k WordsCompleted In another, similar world, it is once again the tenth year of the Guangxu era. Yang Yun transmigrates into the body of Luo Xiangyun, the thirteenth-ranked young master of the Luo family, during the final glorious days of the Lan Fang Republic in Southeast Asia. He rises through internal family struggles and political games against the court's scheming officials, then takes up the unyielding fight against colonial rule. He leads the Chinese people in rebuilding their power, restoring Lan Mang to 830Reads6.9Score—Shelves
40. 90 晚 Late Qing: I’ll Make the Great Powers Kneel and Sing ‘We Conquer’! 晚清：我让列强跪着唱征服！ Xi Yu隙屿Historical1.2M WordsCompleted No harem, no clichés, no invincibility, no System. Enter at your own risk. After transmigrating to a parallel world in the late Qing Dynasty, Liu Haoran had hoped to live quietly as a landlord’s young master. Instead, he was forced to become the face of an industrial powerhouse! After overcoming one obstacle after another, he looked back on the road he had traveled and couldn’t help but marvel: “Turns out I’m the foreign power!” Empress Dowager Cixi (trembling): “This Liu Haoran... Is he plannin 12Reads5.6Score—Shelves
41. 91 住 Stop! Let That Young Lady Go! 住手！放开那个小娘子！ I’m Eating Barbecue in Zibo我在淄博吃烧烤Historical1.1M WordsCompleted Reborn as the foolish son of a landlord, I even got saddled with the terribly embarrassing name Zhu Dazhuang. Should I lie flat and enjoy life, or work hard and stir things up? Hmm, it’s probably better to grow more crops, build more roads, have more children, and raise more pigs... What? Is life as a landlord’s son in ancient times really this plain and simple? Pah! Stop! Let that young lady go! I, Zhu Dazhuang, will show you what it means to bully men and women, tyrannize the neighborhood, com 52Reads7.3Score—Shelves
42. 92 重 Reborn in the Late Qing: Looking Down on the Great Powers 重生清末之傲视列强 I Don't Know Much About History不太懂历史Historical1.0M WordsCompleted Battleships and Big Guns + Industrial Technology + The Rise of the Far East After transmigrating to a parallel world, I was always one step ahead technologically, with one advanced weapon after another! See how Chu Chen turns the tide in the most desperate of times! 8.8kReads8.3Score442Shelves
43. 93 从 Building a Half-Human Empire from Scratch 从零开始建立半人帝国 Traveler at the World's End世末旅人Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted [Furry + animal ears + nonhumans, little girls + mature women + cute and alluring women, all your fantasies about another world are here. A slow-paced farming story without the trouble of a System, giving your busy mind a moment's rest.] Good news: I've transmigrated to another world. Bad news: I've become a slave, and a half-human slave despised by the moral order, no less. I was a wage slave in my previous life. Now that I've finally transmigrated, how could I meekly accept being a slave? Of c 73Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 94 幕 Laying Plans Behind the Scenes: My Subordinates Take Turns Being Billionaires 幕后布局，我的手下轮流当首富 I Will Never Coexist with Gambling or Drugs我和赌毒不共戴天Urban2.0M WordsCompleted [Reborn + Period Drama + Family Life + Conquering Global Markets + Hidden Tycoon + Multiple Heroines] Also known as Reborn in the Early Eighties: Building a Fortune and Living a Colorful Life In plain terms: Some call him Big Brother, some call him an academician, and some call him a university trustee. Others hail him as a business leader, while some believe he’s the most powerful person in the world. None of these labels is quite accurate, because each is only one of his many identities. Rebor 4.9kReads8.6Score332Shelves
45. 95 游 Swimming Across Hong Kong to Find My Fortune 游水香江去找钱 Toxic Thoughts思想有毒Urban1.1M WordsCompleted In the late 1970s, in a small village north of Yuecheng, Wang Ziqian was forced to join two friends in fleeing to Hong Kong as they pursued their fortune. He struggled to survive amid the turbulent tides of Hong Kong, moving from one industry to another, and ultimately became a business magnate. 6.2kReads7.6Score256Shelves
46. 96 我 I, the Cash King of Hong Kong, Reap the Island Nation from the Start! 我，港岛现金王，开局收割岛国！ No Meat Tomorrow明天不吃肉了Urban1.2M WordsCompleted Reborn in the 1980s, Lin Yaodong sold his property immediately and headed to the Bear country to trade bread, making a staggering 31 times his investment. In three years, he amassed ten billion rubles. In December 1989, Lin Yaodong brought five billion rubles to the Island country. He struck while they were down, sweeping up its light industries and reselling them to the Bear country for profits dozens of times over. Wall Street’s plan to prevent its assets from going bankrupt? Lin Yaodong would 9.9kReads8.7Score707Shelves
47. 97 1 1942: The Southeast Asian Tycoon's Nation-Building Saga 1942：东南亚财阀立国传 Unknown Struggling Writer不知名扑街Urban190k WordsOngoing [Founding a nation overseas] [Southeast Asia] [Conglomerates] [Multiple heroines] [Agricultural development] [War] [World powers] This is an era of turmoil, and an era in which national consciousness is awakening. With the help of the System, Li Sihua, who transmigrated from the future, is determined to write his own legendary story in this age full of opportunity. 174Reads—Score164Shelves

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48. 98 明 The Turmoil of the Late Ming: A Red-Hot Beauty Defies Her Fate 明末风云之逆世红颜 Don't Discuss Today勿论今Historical575k WordsCompleted This novel has no System and opens in 1644, with Li Zicheng entering Beijing. Its main story follows the fight against the Qing and overseas expansion, weaving the plot into the historical timeline. A chemical engineering PhD transmigrates to the end of the Ming dynasty, recruits troops in Zhejiang, helps defend Yangzhou, joins forces with the Zheng family in Taiwan to fight the Dutch, holds Huzhou against Dorgon, battles Jirgalang in Jiangxi, keeps Portugal in check in Macau, seeks control of t 10Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 99 穿 Transmigrate to 1919: Xu Shuzheng 穿越1919徐树铮 Kenba肯巴Urban527k WordsCompleted Special forces soldier Xu Cheng transmigrates to a parallel world of the Great Zhou in 1919. He builds a powerful army using modern methods. He acts with overwhelming force. And he builds a mighty empire amid the chaos. 135Reads6.6Score—Shelves

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    Both of these books seem to be about nation-building; the first is about the formation of a single nation across Southeast Asia, and the second is about the establishment of a nation in the Far East.

50. 100 乱 The Turmoil of the Qing Dynasty 乱清 Watching the Clouds at Dusk暮看云Historical2.3M WordsCompleted “Starting from scratch? Then we'll build a steel industry! Enemies too strong? Then we'll upgrade our guns and cannons! The Revolt of the Three Feudatories is right around the corner, so let the three sides fight it out and see who comes out on top. The colonial feast is past the halfway point, so we'll strike hard and leave the great powers nowhere to turn. No matter how treacherous the road ahead or how powerful the enemy, these proud transmigrators will write a different history through one s 1.2kReads8.3Score140Shelves

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    It's a pretty good book; it's about overthrowing the Qing Dynasty.

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